Overview

• The middleweight bout is set for Aug. 29 at The Hangar in Miami and will stream live on DBX’s YouTube channel.
• Battle exited the UFC at 7-1 with one no contest after weighing in four pounds over the 186-pound limit for UFC 319, which led to a canceled fight with Nursulton Ruziboev.
• De Freitas enters with a losing record and a rough recent run of stoppage defeats, though outlets list his mark variously as 8-9, 3-9, or 3-6.
• The matchup drew criticism from fans on social media who questioned the quality and sanctioning of pairing Battle with an opponent on such a skid.
• Dirty Boxing, co-owned by Mike Perry and Jon Jones, uses a hybrid rule set with four-ounce gloves, three-minute rounds, elbows and conditional ground-and-pound, and DBX 3 is headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Rakim Cleveland for the inaugural heavyweight title.